The importance of keeping score
It's fun when you practice something and it turns out that there is science backing it! In this case, keeping an account of small accomplishments. " y keeping…
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How to fail successfully
Top part: weight chart of the last 12 months (the bet started on June 10). Bottom left: trend of body fat in kg calculated by FatWatch. Bottom right:…
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This would reduce all internet and office communication by at least 50%
This would also improve the progress of the human kind tenfold. It takes some practice (responding to shit is quite addictive, you put in a tiny effort and…
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Against motivation: 3 elements for success
There is no need to always search for motivation. Any goal will do the same job along with planning and monitoring. However, all three elements are required. Just…
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The Art of Letting Others Be Right
Lately, every time I get into an argument, and the distance of online communication can make this rather easy, I am reminded of an article by James Clear.…
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How to kill Facebook's News Feed
Find yourself spending too much time on Facebook? Eradicate distractions by removing the news feed content. Chrome: News Feed Eradicator for Facebook Firefox: Kill FB Feed Safari: Quiest…
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Obama on how to achieve change
In a recent commencement address in Howard University, Barack Obama talked about his favourite topic: change. While he was talking about working to fix the issues that the…
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Focus is about saying no
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8eP99neOVs Steve Jobs was asked (WWDC'97) about some of Apple's choice at the time in cutting off features, and had this to say: “People think focus means saying…
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Don't forget to be happy!
Happiness makes people more productive at work, according to the latest research from the University of Warwick. Economists carried out a number of experiments to test the idea…
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Resistance is how we protect ourselves from taking risks
"This is going to kill your children" - Jamie Oliver is making a point about cooking junk food for your kids. The quote and screenshot above is from…
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